Ok I got my geekcard today.

With our Scandinavian Au-pair arriving end month we needed to set up her living quarters. So we trotted off to the Mall in search for a good quality cheap LCD tv (yeah right). After much search I let my wife loose at Lululemon and hit the Sony store...and there it was...regular price $1499 down to $799 (canadian) as Sony is coming out with a new model. I always was a fan of the wireless concept and after having tested out both the quality,range and streaming over broadband internet I was sold. So the waiting begins as the 12 inch I bought has to come from Japan....

Does anyone have one? feedback?

now buy a psp and you can watch your home tv from anywhere in the world.

Does slingbox work on the PSP?

I was thinkin the EXACT same thing. I travel occasionally for my job, but not nearly enough to justify location free TV for my PSP (at least at its current price point)............but that doesn't make the technology any less sexy. Especially with how rapidly wifi hotspots are growing.

I just read a story where an entire town was going to go wifi (maybe it was New Orleans?) just to help spur economic growth and help the city's poorer citizens afford broadband internet access.

Philadelphia

Wifi

Hey Claus you are going to have to let us know how that works. I have been looking at getting the location free for a few months now but have yet to know anyone that had it. Curious to see how it works out.

San Franscisco is on its way... thanks to google

but im with you on location free... its simply too expensive for me right now, but i would ove to have it for my psp

Just picked up my PSP so i am really really looking at location free tv... how cool would that be, sitting in a hotel across the country able to access my shows at home.... curious to see how well Claus likes it...

Location free tv is already available for cheap... or cheaper than sony. Try $249 with this little gadget:


See it here at Sling Box

Enjoy!

So after some back and forth with Sony I finally got a WORKING version of the Sony Location free TV. the first model had problems with the WIFI signal so I sent it back, they were unable to repair it and offered my cash back, but as I only paid $699 (Regular $1499 cad) for this thing I insisted that they find me a replacement.

I got the call yesterday that they are giving me the new model and that it is in. I drove down and picked it up, played with it all last night, here is the review:



Setup is easy, it comes with an instructional video that explains it all. I have it hooked up to a Digital Cable box and a DVD player. You attach the IR blaster to both which allows you to remotely control either from the touch screen.

I also configured the TELAV function (allows you to watch your local cable TV from anywhere int he world through WIFI). I actually have it sitting on my desk watching sportsnet. the picture is ok. As it is buffered it has not been choppy at all. you can adjust the quality of the picture if your reception is poor to ensure a better stream.

The home TV function is great, portable with good range (covers my 2600 sq ft house including the garden). Picture quality is LCD and quite good too. Changing channels is done by touch screen (you simply swipe your stylus over the screen and it changes) or touch the screen adn an online remote appears. you also have full internet browser with email build in !.

Overall I could not justify $1499 for this puppy, but $699 is a great deal I was looking for a TV for the bed room, this way I can take a crap, and not miss the Hockey game !.

Didn't I say Claus was going to shit himself when he saw Bertuzzi.

I stand. Vindicated.

you gotta exprain this one...?

Never mind...

:p

ahh I am a bit slow......

SO I am sitting in my office at work with this gizmo, watching jerry Springer streamed from my digital cable box at home. the picture, considering it is streamed over the web is AWSOME !.....

Only a Canadian would spend several hundred dollars to watch a show about broke ass trailer trash wherever the hell he wants.

you signed up for Amateur night at Yuk Yuk's this weekend?.

I am on quite the roll, eh?